Bar dressing

[Deleted member 149229]

No, not some kind of salad dressing. How do you dress your bars? Freehand or something along the Oregon jig style?

 

[Arrowhead]

Barshop machine.

 

[ChoppyChoppy]

https://www.amazon.com/Bar-Rail-Grinder-Wheel/dp/B00470PVJO

Grinder similar to that, just older, and no guard.

 

[s sidewall]

Table type belt sander with a side disk sander.

Steve

 

[hseII]

No, not some kind of salad dressing. How do you dress your bars? Freehand or something along the Oregon jig style?

Sundresses on sale at the thrift store.

 

[hseII]

Barshop machine.

I want 1 of these. [emoji1369][emoji1369]

 

[2dogs]

I use a Pferd hand jig but AS member Vintage Saws just picked up a bar shop so I hope he'll do the heavy grinding now.

 

[Deleted member 149229]

I use a Pferd hand jig but AS member Vintage Saws just picked up a bar shop so I hope he'll do the heavy grinding now.

That is the brand I think I’m going to buy, I like their file steel.

 

[hseII]

That is the brand I think I’m going to buy, I like their file steel.

Someone had a BarShop on AS a couple years ago for cheap.

Shoulda
Woulda
Coulda

 

[Deleted member 149229]

Someone had a BarShop on AS a couple years ago for cheap.

Shoulda
Woulda
Coulda

Kinda like years ago when a guy told me about this stock called Microsoft, I thought it would be a fad.

 

[s sidewall]

Same as Google, I lost out.

Steve

 

[scottr]

Freehand with a raker file and the harbor freight diamond hones .

 

[earlthegoat2]

Free hand with a mill file. Machines and such are nice for high volume but by hand will work for the DIY backyard chainsaw user. However, I have put a bit of time in on one bar doing it by hand. Sometimes I will use an air powered disc sander to get the bad spots and then go to the file. I have a ton of time in on draw filing from my gunsmiths apprentice days.

 

[wde_1978]

Freehand with a flat Stihl file without handle.

Definitely wear gloves if You try it!

 

[jeffbecky1]

Table top belt sander (Rigid from Home Depot) has worked well for me

 

[Philbert]

I started using a large mill or bastard file (with a handle!), with the bar held in a vise, for filing the rails square.
I use a smaller mill file, with the bar laid flat on a workbench, for filing the burrs off of the side edges.

Then I tried using one of these, and hate to admit how much I like it. I would like it more if it was about half the price (versions also sold by Pferd, STIHL, Vallorbe, . . ):


I picked up a cheap drill press at a garage sale to maybe try the method described in this thread (link below). I wanted something that I could use outside, or in my garage, as I don't like to make sparks in the basement.
https://www.arboristsite.com/community/threads/another-way-to-dress-a-bar.250111/

I would probably buy the grinder @ValleyFirewood mentioned (also sold by Bailey's) if I did a lot of bars.

Philbert

 

[moondoggie]

Flat file on top of my trailer sideboard or truck bed side.

 

[Philbert]

The things we talk ourselves into . . .

I like the Oregon bar rail dresser (post above: $38 at Bailey's!), but it has a crack (I got it cheap from a clearance pile, so it may have come that way). I noticed that the Pferd model has a slightly different design, which looks interesting ($25 on TreeStuff). Might be something I could make out of a large diameter, wooden dowel?



Which led me to an Oregon clone on eBay (under $5 shipped, although, I may have to wait until February 1, 2018).
https://www.ebay.com/itm/1x-Fine-St...630592?hash=item25e64d8780:g:CMYAAOSwETJZ8qMY

Will let you guys know . . . .

Philbert

 

[heimannm]

Then - sanding disc in the table saw. In truth, this is a really great tool for truing up a bar but I didn't want to have to clean all of the sawdust out each time I needed to dress one.



Now, this is very handy but I actually liked the finish and ease of the table saw. Big benefit of this one is it is always ready to go.



Mark

 

[wrcho]

Here's the "inexpensive" version of a bar dresser...You can use it to tune up your ski and snowboard edges
during the off season!

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B...9b-5a9a-b970-f4576e4c7c8f&pf_rd_i=11030591011